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By Costas Paris with James Rundle contributing International Maritime Organization is the second shipping entity attacked by hackers in the past week The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations arm that regulates global shipping, said its London headquarters has been hit by a cyberattack that brought down its website and internal web-based services. The regulator… Read More
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded a swift and lawful end to a stand-off between the Federal Government and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) over a long-running pay dispute, accusing the union of “extortion”. There are fears container ships stuck off the Sydney coast could result in major delays to crucial medical supplies, while… Read More
BUFFALO, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District began operations and maintenance (O&M) dredging of the Buffalo Harbor, a commercial deep draft harbor, September 8. The work, being completed by Ryba Marine Construction from Cheboygan, Michigan, includes standard operation and maintenance dredging of 114,000 cubic yards, as well as 120,000 cubic yards… Read More
Children play in a hole they dug Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, on a section of beach in Long Branch, N.J., where a replenishment project is due to begin this week. The $20 million project will widen beaches in Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright. LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Three New Jersey shore beaches… Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Hurricane Isaias might be just a memory for many in the Cape Fear region, but the town of Oak Island has been dealing with the impacts of the storm for weeks. The storm took a heavy toll on the town’s beaches and an emergency beach push to rebuild the sand dunes… Read More
Reprinted from Ocracoke Observer Dredging in Big Foot Slough in the Pamlico Sound is expected to clear the way for the larger sound-class ferries in the next several days. Kris Noble, Hyde County manager, said in an interview that the side caster dredge Merritt began dredging at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cost of the project is… Read More
BARNSTABLE – The Barnstable County Dredge season has begun its 25th season. The program experienced impediments over the past three years to its schedule due to several breakdowns of one of its dredges. This year, the coronavirus pandemic also impacted the end of the winter schedule. “With a fully staffed crew, and both dredges operational,… Read More
Don Robin stands on a concrete block as the water rises in eastern St. Bernard Parish, La., as Hurricane Sally heads toward the Gulf Coast on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Robin was making sure one of his oyster boats was safely secured. On September 25, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. announced that the National Fish… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer-led project to dredge out Destin’s East Pass to make it safer for boaters to navigate, and at the same time use the sand to restore the beaches just east of the jetties, got it’s first test last week when Hurricane Sally barreled through the Gulf of Mexico as a… Read More
Last week’s storms and king tides did little to cause further beach erosion on the Treasure Coast. Minimal damage was done to the coast after unusually high waves and tides, known as king tides, from Hurricane Teddy and other storms hugged the coastline, said Treasure Coast officials. “In general, the beaches are holding up to… Read More
Experts call the process “bioremediation” and many scientists were/are studying natural ways to break down the chemical bonds of PCBs. So for the longest time, I/we hoped that someone would find a way for substances like alfalfa or everlasting pea, or magic mushrooms or the excretions of earthworms to organically solve the PCB problem. I… Read More
A portion of this year’s shoreline repair work along Old Lakeshore Road in Bright’s Grove has been postponed, partly due to unusually ice-free waters last winter. A portion of this year’s shoreline repair work along Old Lakeshore Road in Bright’s Grove has been postponed, partly due to unusually ice-free waters last winter. “Usually on the… Read More
SACRAMENTO, California — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, along with local and federal partners, have broken ground on the Tule River Spillway Enlargement Project at Success Lake near Porterville, California. The project is a cooperative effort between USACE, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the California Department of Water Resources, and the… Read More
By Carrie Gentile – Staff Writer DredgeWire Over 160 stakeholders virtually attended the Great Lakes Dredging Team’s information web seminar last week with much of the focus on beneficial uses of dredged materials. Dave Knight of the Commission Great Lakes Dredging Team (GLDT), Thomas Crane, deputy director of the Great Lakes Commission and Karen G…. Read More
A group of Democratic congressmembers from Virginia wrote to President Donald Trump this week requesting their state be granted a moratorium on offshore oil and gas development that, so far, as only been granted to states led by Republicans. The moratorium, announced earlier this month, exempts certain states from the Trump Administration’s plan to open… Read More